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paul ryan. in the hermetically sealed self-confirming don't touch that dial of right wing radio and the conservative blogosphere and the conservative magazines and, of course, the fox news channel, there really is nothing controversial about paul ryan at all. he's perfect in every way. now the process of leaving that bubble, the trip from republicanville into the rest of usville, into normalville, for lack of a better term, that trip is proving to be a little bit jarring, when we saw in paul ryan first hand at his first event. that wasn't just a republican campaign pep rally with people cheering for him. we saw it more dramatically as the other half of the ticket, mr. romney himself, embarked on his first big trip after the ryan announcement, to florida. today, the website buzzfeed, posted snap shots of the front pages of major florida newspapers so we could see the local reporting on mr. romney heading down to florida to campaign right after picking paul ryan as his running mate. look at the he
paul ryan. in the hermetically sealed self-confirming don't touch that dial of right wing radio and the conservative blogosphere and the conservative magazines and, of course, the fox news channel, there really is nothing controversial about paul ryan at all. he's perfect in every way. now the process of leaving that bubble, the trip from republicanville into the rest of usville, into normalville, for lack of a better term, that trip is proving to be a little bit jarring, when we saw in paul...
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xo, paul ryan. or hey girl, got birth control? not for long. xo, paul ryan. or hey girl, i'm the last choice you'll ever be allowed to make, xo, paul ryan. or this one, hey girl, i'm from the 1970s, but my ideas about your body are from the 1950s. xoxo paul ryan. hey girl, you'll love my choices for your body. xoxo, paul ryan. the folks behind the new hey girl paul ryan website made themselves known at a campaign event for congressman ryan today in colorado. they made themselves known by way of an airplane trailing a banner behind it. they noticed it during the event and tweeted a photo of it. hard to read at this distance, but the banner towed behind the airplane says, hey girl, choose me, lose choice p. ryan. there's more to the paul ryan/ryan gosling mash up internet meme now. there's a twitter account registered to paul ryan gosling. his recent tweets include hey girl, you look so cute when you're losing your reproductive rights. hey girl, i would have voted for the fair pay act, but lilly ledbetter, i hardly know her. at the event in colorado, the same o
xo, paul ryan. or hey girl, got birth control? not for long. xo, paul ryan. or hey girl, i'm the last choice you'll ever be allowed to make, xo, paul ryan. or this one, hey girl, i'm from the 1970s, but my ideas about your body are from the 1950s. xoxo paul ryan. hey girl, you'll love my choices for your body. xoxo, paul ryan. the folks behind the new hey girl paul ryan website made themselves known at a campaign event for congressman ryan today in colorado. they made themselves known by way of...
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so, who is paul ryan? let's get to some of the key stats about someone you're going to learn a lot more about. he's 42 years old. fifth generation from janesville, wisconsin. a native there. seventh term in the house. he is the powerful house budget chairman. first elected to the house at the age of 28. he's catholic. married to wife janna. three children, liza, charlie and sam. we'll get more on the biography in just a moment. i want to go live to mooresville, north carolina, on the campaign trail, that's where we find nbc's peter alexander who is on site for the upcoming romney/ryan rally this morning. peter, what can we expect? >> david, before they had both of these two candidates, mitt romney and paul ryan will begin their day here near charlotte. they have another event in north carolina and then this evening a big homecoming rally planned in wisconsin. a campaign adviser told us just a short time ago this will be the end until the convention of the two campaigning to the. they will split off. the ef
so, who is paul ryan? let's get to some of the key stats about someone you're going to learn a lot more about. he's 42 years old. fifth generation from janesville, wisconsin. a native there. seventh term in the house. he is the powerful house budget chairman. first elected to the house at the age of 28. he's catholic. married to wife janna. three children, liza, charlie and sam. we'll get more on the biography in just a moment. i want to go live to mooresville, north carolina, on the campaign...
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. >>> tonight, mitt romney is running away from paul ryan's record, but not as fast as paul ryan is running away from his record. and in his desperate pursuit of the vice presidency, paul ryan is running away from a woman he's been devoted to for most of his life. >> every now and then, i'm known to make a mistake. i did not make a mistake with this guy. >> after four days of pomp and circumstance -- >> i did not make a mistake with this guy. >> -- his selection is already creating problems for the campaign. >> this may be the worst merger since aol bought time warner. >> there were safer choices. >> this conversation has now shifted. it shifts the debate from a referendum to a choice election. >> i did not make a mistake with this guy. >> in college, paul ryan, one of his jobs was he drove the oscar mayer weinermobile. >>> he's going to be held accountable for all the other things that he's done. >> it's medicare that dominated the day. >> paul ryan's budget. >> ryan's budget. >> there's about 100 pages' worth here of details. >> the only place that paul ryan finds savings is by increasing
. >>> tonight, mitt romney is running away from paul ryan's record, but not as fast as paul ryan is running away from his record. and in his desperate pursuit of the vice presidency, paul ryan is running away from a woman he's been devoted to for most of his life. >> every now and then, i'm known to make a mistake. i did not make a mistake with this guy. >> after four days of pomp and circumstance -- >> i did not make a mistake with this guy. >> -- his selection...
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paul ryan is also anti-birth control. and again, you know, even conservatives believe in birth control. 98% of women in this country who are sexually active have utilized birth control. that includes women who are extremely conservative 98% of sexually active catholic women. his anti-abortion stance might have moved the base, but will depress the base is he's also firmly anti-birth control. >> how would women move forward in this economy with this kind of thinking and these kinds of policies? >> we can't. if women don't have access to birth control, they will face greater health risks and that's costly. and as long as paul ryan's vision, if his vision actually got enacted into law, women would have less access to the very things, the resources that they need in order to meet the expenses. you know, when you deprive women as a class of access to the health care they need most, and you're opposed to equal pay, and you want to gut social security and medicare and medicaid, women really have almost nowhere to go. that's exact
paul ryan is also anti-birth control. and again, you know, even conservatives believe in birth control. 98% of women in this country who are sexually active have utilized birth control. that includes women who are extremely conservative 98% of sexually active catholic women. his anti-abortion stance might have moved the base, but will depress the base is he's also firmly anti-birth control. >> how would women move forward in this economy with this kind of thinking and these kinds of...
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about paul ryan. that's coming up. [ female announcer ] so you think your kids are getting enough vegetables? yeah, maybe not. v8 v-fusion juice gives them a full serving of vegetables plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit. v8. what's your number? is now in our new starbucks refreshers™ -- a breakthrough in natural energy. made with real fruit, starbucks refreshers™ are delicious low calorie drinks you can feel good about. ♪ rethink how you re-energize. ♪ get a boost of natural energy with a new starbucks refreshers™, in three ways. natural energy from green coffee extract, only from starbucks. >>> with just an hour to go before today's deadline, sean hannity pleaded with todd akin on his radio show to quit the senate race over akin's comments on abortion. an exasperated sean hannity then tossed to a commercial break, which included an ad for a male enhancement product, quote, explosive results. the republican problem with women is way bigger than just todd akin. that's
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is paul ryan that person? >> alex, he isn't the person that a lot of thought would be the anti-palin pick. the reason why we were talking about the rob portmans of the world and tim pawlenties, folks who were 180 degrees different from sarah palin as far as the work they had actually done and they were kind of quote/unquote the boring picks. with this ryan selection, it's not quite sarah palin, there are questions whether he would be ready on day one. not necessarily on issues he is familiar with like the budget and economics, but more on foreign policy matters, on actually having to win and campaign for a statewide. remember, as a member of the house of representatives, paul ryan has won his congressional district and not that hugely of a republican district, but he's never won statewide in wisconsin. he's never had to do that. how that actually applies to being on the campaign trail, the rigors of going in, not only in trying to help mitt romney win wisconsin but also ohio, florida, that really remains to be
is paul ryan that person? >> alex, he isn't the person that a lot of thought would be the anti-palin pick. the reason why we were talking about the rob portmans of the world and tim pawlenties, folks who were 180 degrees different from sarah palin as far as the work they had actually done and they were kind of quote/unquote the boring picks. with this ryan selection, it's not quite sarah palin, there are questions whether he would be ready on day one. not necessarily on issues he is...
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ryan. >> yes. >> and paul ryan gets called serious, and he's so thoughtful. and i think they might have thought that the political press would give them more of a break than they've gotten. and i don't understand how they possibly underestimated the power of the medicare argument, but they clearly did. they clearly weren't ready for the blowback and the immediate questions and demands for mitt romney to explain to the american people, if there are any differences between ryan's plan to turn medicare into a voucher program and romney's. >> richard, the thought was, in the romney campaign, who better to handle discussion of the ryan plan than paul ryan. >> right. >> it turns out, there wouldn't have been as much discussion of the ryan plan if you picked portman or pawlenty or someone else who wasn't associated with it. >> right. i do think you've got to ask yourself, they knew all of this, right? they knew they'd be discussing the ryan budget, but they obviously thought the risks were worth it. why would you take on that risk if you were in a position of streng
ryan. >> yes. >> and paul ryan gets called serious, and he's so thoughtful. and i think they might have thought that the political press would give them more of a break than they've gotten. and i don't understand how they possibly underestimated the power of the medicare argument, but they clearly did. they clearly weren't ready for the blowback and the immediate questions and demands for mitt romney to explain to the american people, if there are any differences between ryan's plan...
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paul ryan's record on abortion is just about identical to todd akin's record on abortion, but paul ryan not only does not want to talk about that. he's trying to rewrite history about it. and good on that local reporter in pittsburgh for asking about this. paul ryan obviously needs to continue to be asked about this until he actually gives a straight answer about it. this is a test for the press. and some of the press, a lot of local press, actually, has turned out to be great in asking these questions and doing it in a dogged way. doing it in a really hard-nosed way that shows they have done their homework before the interview. the conservative beltway press, on the other hand, not so much. >> there's been lot of attacks already against you. but you kind of experienced this beforehand. what is your relationship with president obama? explain how reforming the tax code would help people. do you think obama wants trillion-plus deficits every year? tell us about your foreign policy experience? your wife and kids having a good time? >> they're doing fine. they like it. great to see you. tha
paul ryan's record on abortion is just about identical to todd akin's record on abortion, but paul ryan not only does not want to talk about that. he's trying to rewrite history about it. and good on that local reporter in pittsburgh for asking about this. paul ryan obviously needs to continue to be asked about this until he actually gives a straight answer about it. this is a test for the press. and some of the press, a lot of local press, actually, has turned out to be great in asking these...
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so who is paul ryan? one glance at his resume shows that while he often rails against the evils of big government, he has spent most of his life in government. paul began as an intern on the hill for wisconsin senator robert kayston, working his way up to become a speech writer for jack kemp's think tank and later an aide to senator sam brownback. in 1997, ryan won the congressional election for wisconsin's first district and is now serving in his seventh term. scott, we have talked about sort of potential weaknesses as mitt romney and his team go forward in this election season. one of the things that mitt romney has talked ad nauseam about is his executive experience, something paul ryan has nothing of. the other thing of course is mitt romney blasting government as sort of broken and paul ryan has been there for seven terms. how does this complicate mitt romney's message? >> i think a little bit but i think in the end, those things will probably not matter very much. i remember a similar dynamic in 200
so who is paul ryan? one glance at his resume shows that while he often rails against the evils of big government, he has spent most of his life in government. paul began as an intern on the hill for wisconsin senator robert kayston, working his way up to become a speech writer for jack kemp's think tank and later an aide to senator sam brownback. in 1997, ryan won the congressional election for wisconsin's first district and is now serving in his seventh term. scott, we have talked about sort...
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paul ryan also voted to defund planned parenthood. paul ryan's signature budget would cut child care and related assistance for the working mothers of 4 million children, and he voted against the first bill president obama signed into law, the lily ledbetter act, giving women more rights to sue their em pliers for gender discrimination. did it surprise you, mitt romney, showing a very big gender go ahead .with the women's vote in favor of president obama that he would choose someone so far to his right on all of these issues? >> i was shocked. i could not believe that he chose paul ryan, simply because they're having a hard time now getting on the same page. mitt romney has to point out at the media, well, i'm the one running for president. they can't agree on the plan. they get on the air, one-on-one station, one on another and different question. they can't even get on the same page. but paul ryan is very pleased with himself that he voted against the lily ledbetter fair pay act. that's for families. that's voting against american f
paul ryan also voted to defund planned parenthood. paul ryan's signature budget would cut child care and related assistance for the working mothers of 4 million children, and he voted against the first bill president obama signed into law, the lily ledbetter act, giving women more rights to sue their em pliers for gender discrimination. did it surprise you, mitt romney, showing a very big gender go ahead .with the women's vote in favor of president obama that he would choose someone so far to...
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paul ryan makes it a choice. and so in his speech he does not talk about what the choice of him means. he does not talk about what's in it. but he does play up to his brand as a guy who is serious and will do -- take honorable sacrifices for the nation in terms of the nation's long-term interest. speaking to the brand and not the specifics. they have to try to stick with that. but whenever anybody else starts talking about what the specifics are that paul ryan is offering he's going to be the kill medicare. >> let me read the response that the obama campaign said. mitt romney has chosen a leader of the house republican who shares his commitment to the ft. lauderdale theory that new budget-busting tax cuts for the wealthy while placing greater burdens on the middle class and seniors will somehow deliver a stronger economy. as a member of congress, ryan rubber-stamped the reckless bush ek knowledgic policies than exploded our deficit and crashed our economy. now the romney-ryan ticket -- >> i'm sorry this will not
paul ryan makes it a choice. and so in his speech he does not talk about what the choice of him means. he does not talk about what's in it. but he does play up to his brand as a guy who is serious and will do -- take honorable sacrifices for the nation in terms of the nation's long-term interest. speaking to the brand and not the specifics. they have to try to stick with that. but whenever anybody else starts talking about what the specifics are that paul ryan is offering he's going to be the...
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paul ryan. >> what do you think of that? do you believe he did it? he took a chance. >> you know what, he did. >> he took a chance. >> he did. it was bold. i will say that. >> it was bold. >> nbc news political director chuck todd was the first to break the story late friday night into saturday morning and a few hours later in norfolk, virginia, mitt romney introduced the man many conservatives have been publicly pushing for the chairman of the house budget committee, paul ryan. the two shared the stage sunday in front of a big, high-energy crowd in highport, north carolina. capped off the weekend at a rally in ryan's home state of wisconsin in front of a crowd of nearly 10,000 people. a visibly emotional paul ryan thanked the people for their support but quickly went on to attack against president obama's policies. >> we are at that proverbial fork in the road in america. the president came into office with so much hope offering so much change. he got the power he wanted. he got his party in co
paul ryan. >> what do you think of that? do you believe he did it? he took a chance. >> you know what, he did. >> he took a chance. >> he did. it was bold. i will say that. >> it was bold. >> nbc news political director chuck todd was the first to break the story late friday night into saturday morning and a few hours later in norfolk, virginia, mitt romney introduced the man many conservatives have been publicly pushing for the chairman of the house budget...
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so there's a duality there in paul ryan. >> perry, talk about the biden/paul ryan matchup here. >> paul ryan is known for being like super, super wonkish guy, the nerdiest man in congress, and joe biden is known for being an aww, shucks, personalizes the president in a lot of ways. in a debate, the thing to be watch is this -- paul ryan is very good at defending the controversial medicare, medicate parts of his plan. a lot of democrats have struggled to, like, sort of hit him in person in a one-on-one on a sunday show. it's hard to critique him. biden will have to really study up, how do i critique this paul ryan plan in a way paul ryan will say, oh, you're misleading people, et cetera, et cetera. that's the challenge from biden to critique the plan in a careful way that exposes its vulnerabilities. >> perry bacon, molly ball, thank you both. >> thank you, richard. >>> the final day of the olympic games and team usa is celebrating a major victory right now. the much-anticipated men's basketball final wrapped up more than an hour ago with the americans defeating spain to claim the gold t
so there's a duality there in paul ryan. >> perry, talk about the biden/paul ryan matchup here. >> paul ryan is known for being like super, super wonkish guy, the nerdiest man in congress, and joe biden is known for being an aww, shucks, personalizes the president in a lot of ways. in a debate, the thing to be watch is this -- paul ryan is very good at defending the controversial medicare, medicate parts of his plan. a lot of democrats have struggled to, like, sort of hit him in...
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paul ryan around for weeks. somebody paul ryan referred to as, you have been following him enough they think sometimes you're a member of his family. set the scene right there on the ground are. more people showing up? are you seen much movement? what can you tell us, alex? >> reporter: well, there was a group of spectators and neighbors that turned out when they heard the news, but we have not seen movement in the paul ryan household for a few hours now. paul ryan attended a memorial service this morning for the victims of the oak creek shooting that happened last week in his district and then he came home and has been inside ever since. paul ryan has spent the whole week here in wisconsin. he did a couple closed fund-raisers for gop candidates. he was filming some tv ads for his congressional re-election campaign that he has been going forward with until, i guess now that he'll be on the ticket with mitt romney. but paul ryan is a big family man as you have been discussing. he enjoys being here in jamesville s
paul ryan around for weeks. somebody paul ryan referred to as, you have been following him enough they think sometimes you're a member of his family. set the scene right there on the ground are. more people showing up? are you seen much movement? what can you tell us, alex? >> reporter: well, there was a group of spectators and neighbors that turned out when they heard the news, but we have not seen movement in the paul ryan household for a few hours now. paul ryan attended a memorial...
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paul ryan last night being amazing. joining us now is chris hayes, the host of msnbc's weekend show "up with chris hayes." chris' new book "twilights of the elites: america of meritocracy." >> great to be here. >> we watched two elite washington operators last night, two men who spent their whole adult lives in washington. does that mean that paul ryan's sin is such a common sin that it's not an important one? >> no. no. it is very important, and it is very common. but here's why it's so important. there seems to me sometimes a desire on the part of the romney campaign and equal desire sometimes among liberals and the obama campaign to talk about this grand ideological battle about the size of government. really what we're having, we're fighting about the size of government and there is nothing in the record of the republican party to suggest that they will shrink government. it just doesn't -- it's not there. you've written about this in your book "drift," under reagan, we saw it under george w. bush. government grew a
paul ryan last night being amazing. joining us now is chris hayes, the host of msnbc's weekend show "up with chris hayes." chris' new book "twilights of the elites: america of meritocracy." >> great to be here. >> we watched two elite washington operators last night, two men who spent their whole adult lives in washington. does that mean that paul ryan's sin is such a common sin that it's not an important one? >> no. no. it is very important, and it is very...
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paul ryan and joe biden. i respect both. i don't agree with either one on a lot of things but i respect both of them for having the courage to stand up and say what they believe. whether their bosses are happy about that, you'll have to ask their bosses. >> thanks so much. mike bloomberg, thanks very much for being with us today. immigration, immigration, immigration. >> you got it. >> we're on it. >>> live from chicago, coming up next, from the obama campaign, stephanie cutter. still ahead from the romney campaign, former new hampshire governor john sununu. [ female announcer ] did you know the average person smiles more than 50 times a day? so brighten your smile a healthy way with listerine® whitening plus restoring rinse. it's the only rinse that makes your teeth two shades whiter and two times stronger. ♪ listerine® whitening... power to your mouth. listerine® whitening... well another great thing about all this walking i've been doing is that it's given me time to reflect on some of life's biggest questions. like,
paul ryan and joe biden. i respect both. i don't agree with either one on a lot of things but i respect both of them for having the courage to stand up and say what they believe. whether their bosses are happy about that, you'll have to ask their bosses. >> thanks so much. mike bloomberg, thanks very much for being with us today. immigration, immigration, immigration. >> you got it. >> we're on it. >>> live from chicago, coming up next, from the obama campaign,...
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paul ryan, no answer. asked what exactly a romney/ryan administration would do differently on iran and on syria, that is more strong than what the obama administration is doing since they've criticized the administration as weak, what would they do that would be stronger? no answer from paul ryan which led joe biden to say, hey, the only other thing we're not doing that we could be doing is war. are you saying you want a war? no answer. here's my favorite one. >> let me ask you quickly what's your criteria for intervention? >> yeah. >> in syria? >> worldwide. >> what is in the natial interest of the american people. what is in the national security of the american people. it's got to be in a strategic national interest of our country. >> no humanitarian? >> each situation will come up with its own set of circumstances but putting american troops on the ground, that's got to be within the national security interests of the american people. >> so, congressman, how will you make national security decisions ab
paul ryan, no answer. asked what exactly a romney/ryan administration would do differently on iran and on syria, that is more strong than what the obama administration is doing since they've criticized the administration as weak, what would they do that would be stronger? no answer from paul ryan which led joe biden to say, hey, the only other thing we're not doing that we could be doing is war. are you saying you want a war? no answer. here's my favorite one. >> let me ask you quickly...
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we know where paul ryan stands and paul ryan is someone who conservatives love, who the tea party loves and as we've known for months now the conservative base of the republican party wasn't exactly in love with mitt romney but by choosing paul ryan, the base is falling in line and they're now in love with the romney/ryan ticket. >> it certainly seems like there is the potential for a very similar outcome where you had sarah palin, again, so much more popular at a point than john mccain and sort of overshadowing john mccain. it seems it remind people of what they don't love about mitt romney at a point, but we shall see. joy, you're from florida and we saw a number of headlines sort of questioning whether or not paul ryan is actually an asset to governor romney in the state of florida. i know that the kaiser family foundation estimates that about 18% of florida's population received medicare payments in 2010. so how are they going to sell this plan? florida is a key state. how will they win florida? >> i don't think this is going to go well. let's put it that way. florida is a state tha
we know where paul ryan stands and paul ryan is someone who conservatives love, who the tea party loves and as we've known for months now the conservative base of the republican party wasn't exactly in love with mitt romney but by choosing paul ryan, the base is falling in line and they're now in love with the romney/ryan ticket. >> it certainly seems like there is the potential for a very similar outcome where you had sarah palin, again, so much more popular at a point than john mccain...
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when he stands next to paul ryan, paul ryan does have a core. believes in these things. that's why people love him in republican circles but then it contrasts with the way romney is so unwilling to even act like he's even met paul ryan before sometimes. >> also, if you want the credit for being bold and substantive and taking risk, you have to be bold and substantive and attach yourself to the actual risk. it's just not clear if he'll do that right now. >> exactly right. >> jose, do you think there is time, 80 some days to go until the election, for mitt romney to try and position himself as a different kind of candidate? >> i don't know if he has time for that. i'm not sure. but i tell you what, i think that coming out of the conventions, both conventions, both sides have the opportunity to really fine-tune a message, a one united message, each party saying this is what we will do if we get to the white house. and if that message really does, removing all the clutter, come through as african-americans, you have a 14% unemployment rate, hispanics, you have a 10.3% unempl
when he stands next to paul ryan, paul ryan does have a core. believes in these things. that's why people love him in republican circles but then it contrasts with the way romney is so unwilling to even act like he's even met paul ryan before sometimes. >> also, if you want the credit for being bold and substantive and taking risk, you have to be bold and substantive and attach yourself to the actual risk. it's just not clear if he'll do that right now. >> exactly right. >>...
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a huge stage for paul ryan. we're going to be looking for how joe biden addresses the issue of seniors and medicare, we're going to be look at how paul ryan carries those attacks and how he's able defend the romney/ryan ticket as opposed to his own positions and his own statements. romney's been modulating a little bit or saying some things that were somewhat garbled on abortion this week. i think you're going to hear a lot about that tonight. >> medicare, abortion, i think benghazi. >> i i agree. >> joe biden, former chairman of the foreign relation committee and this very strong attack from the republican on leading the committee that had a four-hour hearing pillaring the state department yesterday. >> an area where anticipation had been joe biden would be able to press a grav as it. benghazi complicated that and you'll see paul ryan hit that. >> "time" magazine, your magazine out, and preprized k k pictures they took for the runner-up when paul ryan was runner-up for man of the year. do we need more proof tha
a huge stage for paul ryan. we're going to be looking for how joe biden addresses the issue of seniors and medicare, we're going to be look at how paul ryan carries those attacks and how he's able defend the romney/ryan ticket as opposed to his own positions and his own statements. romney's been modulating a little bit or saying some things that were somewhat garbled on abortion this week. i think you're going to hear a lot about that tonight. >> medicare, abortion, i think benghazi....
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>> tryin' ryan. >> paul ryan. >> paul ryan, paul ryan. >> he's everywhere. >> this weekend's romney had with paul ryan's budget. >> will his budget drive a wedge in their bromance. >> budget plan. >> where's that romance? >> romance. >> why do you purposely put a medicare and budget proposal you didn't write on the ballot? >> there are about 100 pages here of details. >> it guts medicare. >> changes maerd to essentially a voucher program. >> cuts social program. >> cuts the medicaid, food stamps, transit infrastructure. >> that is what is so controversial. >> the medicare conversation, thus far, has made me want to slam my head into a wall a thousand times. >> we're finding out what paul ryan has actually been up to in the last years. >> how many years of tax returns did you turn over to the campaign? >> is the tax return issue, is it gone? >> this tax thing is going to stay -- >> i'm going to release the same amount of years that governor romney has. >> is it going to come back? >> is paul ryan a better pick than sarah palin? >> i would say he's less -- well, he's -- >> yes, much bette
>> tryin' ryan. >> paul ryan. >> paul ryan, paul ryan. >> he's everywhere. >> this weekend's romney had with paul ryan's budget. >> will his budget drive a wedge in their bromance. >> budget plan. >> where's that romance? >> romance. >> why do you purposely put a medicare and budget proposal you didn't write on the ballot? >> there are about 100 pages here of details. >> it guts medicare. >> changes maerd to...
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paul ryan's budget. i think that is going to be a piece of the discussion tonight and i think that is, you know, part of what the american people need to decide on, whether or not they want a budget that protects tax cuts for those at the top but is cutting education, and veterans and clean energy, innovation, infrastructure, turning medicare into a voucher program. those are the types of choices that the meamerican people have before them and that will be part of the discussion tonight. >> you said earlier today, stephanie, that paul ryan and mitt romney are politicizing the attack in benghazi that killed our ambassador there. the republican national committee responded to those remarks from you by calling them a profanity that i will not say, but that starts with the word "bull." i wonder if you care to respond to the rnc, to the rnc responding to you and if you stand by those comments and what you meant by them. >> well, a couple of things. first, i appreciate the outrage from the rnc and the republic
paul ryan's budget. i think that is going to be a piece of the discussion tonight and i think that is, you know, part of what the american people need to decide on, whether or not they want a budget that protects tax cuts for those at the top but is cutting education, and veterans and clean energy, innovation, infrastructure, turning medicare into a voucher program. those are the types of choices that the meamerican people have before them and that will be part of the discussion tonight....
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nor does paul ryan. only now he is going to try to have a different record than the one he had before i am proud of my record. the president's said policy. his policy is exceptions for rape, incest, life of the mother. good step in the right direction. >> yeah. it is a step in a backward direction anyway. but hang on, mr. ryan. what was that line you have been laying down on the campaign trail? >> we are going to confront the tough issues of the day. we are not going to duck the tough issues. we will not duck the tough issues. we will lead. we will not duck the tough issues. we will lead. >> right. i guess he's not going to duck the tough issues. anyway, women's rights and women's health issues are not real issues are they, mr. ryan? >> i don't think they are going to take the bait of all these distractions the president is trying to throw at them. >> that's right. just control of your own bodies, ladies. nothing to see here. let's get right to our panel. joy reid here with me in new york. msnbc contribu
nor does paul ryan. only now he is going to try to have a different record than the one he had before i am proud of my record. the president's said policy. his policy is exceptions for rape, incest, life of the mother. good step in the right direction. >> yeah. it is a step in a backward direction anyway. but hang on, mr. ryan. what was that line you have been laying down on the campaign trail? >> we are going to confront the tough issues of the day. we are not going to duck the...
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i know. >>> in tonight's rewrite, paul ryan continues to rewrite paul ryan. on the many things that paul ryan can no longer say. now that he's mitt romney's running mate. two years ago paul ryan said, correctly, that the cayman islands are quote the place you hide your money. see? paul ryan can be right sometimes. but he can't be right about the cayman islands anymore, thanks to mitt romney. so he just doesn't mention the cayman islands anymore. and a few years ago, paul ryan said this about his favorite philosopher. >> i grew up reading ayn rand and it taught my quite a bet about who i am and what my value systems are and what my believes are. it's inspired my so much that it's required reading in my office for my staff. the reason i got involved in public service if i had to credit one thinker it would be ayn rand. when i had to point out that ayn rand was an atheist, paul ryan was then forced to say this. >> i reject her philosophy. it's an atheist philosophy. >> which was exactly what we were hoping he would say. in that same speech where paul ryan swore
i know. >>> in tonight's rewrite, paul ryan continues to rewrite paul ryan. on the many things that paul ryan can no longer say. now that he's mitt romney's running mate. two years ago paul ryan said, correctly, that the cayman islands are quote the place you hide your money. see? paul ryan can be right sometimes. but he can't be right about the cayman islands anymore, thanks to mitt romney. so he just doesn't mention the cayman islands anymore. and a few years ago, paul ryan said this...
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the lies paul ryan tells sean. about paul ryan. that's coming up. [ mrs. hutchison ] friday night has always been all fun and games here at the hutchison household. but one dark stormy evening... she needed a good meal and a good family. so we gave her purina cat chow complete. it's the best because it has something for all of our cats! and after a couple of weeks she was part of the family. we're so lucky that lucy picked us. [ female announcer ] purina cat chow complete. and for a delicious way to help maintain a healthy weight, try new purina cat chow healthy weight. yeah, maybe not. v8 v-fusion juice gives them a full serving of vegetables plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit. v8. what's your number? >>> with just an hour to go before today's deadline, sean hannity pleaded with todd akin on his radio show to quit the senate race over akin's comments on abortion. an exasperated sean hannity then tossed to a commercial break, which included an ad for a male enhancement product, quote, explo
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paul ryan was on board. the democrats have now signaled as of this debate tonight they're going to try to it hold him to that, make him run on privatizing social security. in all the conversations you had on policy with paul ryan, was he telling you that the republican leadership made him take privatizing social security out of his plan, but he's still for it, he still wants that? >> well, the part about the republican leadership is well known. he didn't say that in any specific interviews. one thing that's important to know here, and this came out a lot tonight in the debate. ryan, as of a couple of years ago, not 50 years ago or ten years ago, but two years ago h a much more extreme set of policies. he had privatization and a medicare policy. he disputed the $6400 number. it would have done that. that's in a congressional budget office report. it also, unlike the romney/ryan plan, would have completely eliminated traditional medicare. it wouldn't have even been an option. one truth about ryan's record here
paul ryan was on board. the democrats have now signaled as of this debate tonight they're going to try to it hold him to that, make him run on privatizing social security. in all the conversations you had on policy with paul ryan, was he telling you that the republican leadership made him take privatizing social security out of his plan, but he's still for it, he still wants that? >> well, the part about the republican leadership is well known. he didn't say that in any specific...
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what does paul ryan want to do? what did he propose in his budget, which is to change medicare as we know it. that's an objective fact. because he would change it from how it now operates as a pay for service, into a premium support is what he calls it. other people call it a voucher. you give seniors a certain amount of money and then they have to, you know, get exposed to the private market. that's a fact about what he believes in addition to the fact that on the general budget he certainly wants to cut federal spending way back. that would hurt the social safety net. all of those are facts, right? >> david, if we do nothing and if we go down this road that the president wants to go down and these democrats, medicare will be changed forever as we know it. it will be bankrupt by 2024. medicare is going broke. every person in america watching this now knows that that's true. this president stole, he didn't -- he didn't cut medicare. he stole $700 billion from medicare to fund obama care. if any person in this entire
what does paul ryan want to do? what did he propose in his budget, which is to change medicare as we know it. that's an objective fact. because he would change it from how it now operates as a pay for service, into a premium support is what he calls it. other people call it a voucher. you give seniors a certain amount of money and then they have to, you know, get exposed to the private market. that's a fact about what he believes in addition to the fact that on the general budget he certainly...
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adding paul ryan to that mix as romney's running mate certainly does that. >> paul ryan, well known inside the beltway, if you look at the recent poll from cnn, 38% of the rest of the country hasn't heard of congressman. you've got also 16% who have no opinion at all. add those numbers up, you have 54% of the folks out there who will be able to have -- to form an opinion about him. how much does that work in mitt romney's favor, or might he have needed somebody who was well known that could gal vannize the enthusiasm that way? >> he's going to galvanize conservatives for sure. certainly within the beltway in washington, a lot of conserve tim columnists and other thinkers who were championing the cause of paul ryan. you're getting behind in the race, don't go cautious, go bold with a real fiscal conservative. so he's done that here. he can go out there and give a very tough speech criticizing president obama and raise money and be a strong surrogate he'll be a good debating on the chief issue which is the economy and nation's debt. he has always of those areas covered. the danger is he is u
adding paul ryan to that mix as romney's running mate certainly does that. >> paul ryan, well known inside the beltway, if you look at the recent poll from cnn, 38% of the rest of the country hasn't heard of congressman. you've got also 16% who have no opinion at all. add those numbers up, you have 54% of the folks out there who will be able to have -- to form an opinion about him. how much does that work in mitt romney's favor, or might he have needed somebody who was well known that...
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that's what paul ryan said? so in other words if somebody comes into his office and says, hey, i need $20 million for this project, it's just a quick stamp of approval? ryan's part of the problem in washington, and he's trying to blame the democrats for it. at certain points the vice president was openly fact checking paul ryan's comments in realtime. >> this is a plan that's bipartisan. it's a plan i put together with a prominent democrat senator from oregon. >> there's not one democrat who endorses it. not one democrat who signed the plan. >> our partner is a democrat from oregon. >> he says he does no longer support -- >> we put it together with the former clinton budget director. >> who disavows it. >> this idea came from the clinton commission to save medicare chaired by senator john breaux. here's the point, martha. >> which was rejected. >> if we don't -- >> that was a crucial point in the debate right there. here's a guy trying to talk about a plan that has bipartisan support and joe biden stood up for t
that's what paul ryan said? so in other words if somebody comes into his office and says, hey, i need $20 million for this project, it's just a quick stamp of approval? ryan's part of the problem in washington, and he's trying to blame the democrats for it. at certain points the vice president was openly fact checking paul ryan's comments in realtime. >> this is a plan that's bipartisan. it's a plan i put together with a prominent democrat senator from oregon. >> there's not one...
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ryan, and i think paul ryan did his job very, very effectively. i was actually surprised at how effective he was. he haven't seen him in these kinds of environments before. he's never been on that kind of stage before, and his delivery of a very aggressive text was actually done with, mostly with a preseleasant demeanor with en human elements in there, especially talking about his grandmother on medicare, and his mother now on medicare, the shots of his kids in the box there. i actually had the pleasure of walking in through the hall last night with his two sons, who were being, i thought, at the moment, kind of loosely held by the secret service. i shouldn't have been able to get that close to them. no one should have, but a little messy getting in there, but i think ryan humanized his position very well before getting very, very aggressive. the text is more aggressive than the actual performance of it, i think, but it shows that joe biden has a real competitor here to deal with, and they have no intention on the republican side, absolutely no in
ryan, and i think paul ryan did his job very, very effectively. i was actually surprised at how effective he was. he haven't seen him in these kinds of environments before. he's never been on that kind of stage before, and his delivery of a very aggressive text was actually done with, mostly with a preseleasant demeanor with en human elements in there, especially talking about his grandmother on medicare, and his mother now on medicare, the shots of his kids in the box there. i actually had the...
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so paul ryan's going to have to make a case. he's going to have to convince people and obviously the democrats are going to say to 65, 70-year-olds in florida that he's going to take away medicare. it's not true. but he's going to have to deal with that. it's a political challenge. >> how do you do that and still maintain tax cuts for the wealthy and call it shared? >> i think the reality of the country's fiscal condition, and you're not going to hear republicans say this in the campaign, but the reality is that programs are going to get cut. and taxes are going to go up. and it's necessary to do in order to get the country back on track. >> so taxes will have to go up, but they can't say it through the campaign? >> you can't say it during the campaign because the base would be in revolt. but you came i think very, very close to what was described as the grand bargain agreement between boehner, between the president that would have done exactly that. >> well, you're an honest man. i don't see how you do it without dealing with t
so paul ryan's going to have to make a case. he's going to have to convince people and obviously the democrats are going to say to 65, 70-year-olds in florida that he's going to take away medicare. it's not true. but he's going to have to deal with that. it's a political challenge. >> how do you do that and still maintain tax cuts for the wealthy and call it shared? >> i think the reality of the country's fiscal condition, and you're not going to hear republicans say this in the...
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on paul ryan's budget plan. well, i have my budget plan. >> if the ryan budget had come to his desk as if the, he would have signed it, of course. >> are you going to cut medicare? yes or no? >> any principles in the ryan budget or significant provisions you disagree. >> i'm sure there are places my budget is different than his, but we'll work on the same page as i said before. >> can you tell how your budget is different? >> we're very much on the same page. >> our job is to strengthen and protect medicare. >> $716 billion out of the medicare trust fund to pay for obamacare. >> $716 billion. >> doesn't your budget also contemplate cutting medicare by the same amount? >> my medicare blan is similar to his plan for medicare. >> how much? >> the -- i -- the -- i joined the romney ticket. >> how many years to result in a balanced budget? >> uhh, well, i don't know exactly. >> are you running on his budget or your budget? soo. >> my budget, of course. i'm the one running for president. >> did you roll the dice a lit
on paul ryan's budget plan. well, i have my budget plan. >> if the ryan budget had come to his desk as if the, he would have signed it, of course. >> are you going to cut medicare? yes or no? >> any principles in the ryan budget or significant provisions you disagree. >> i'm sure there are places my budget is different than his, but we'll work on the same page as i said before. >> can you tell how your budget is different? >> we're very much on the same page....
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tim ryan, his big debut. >> paul ryan. >> paul ryan. you're tim pawlenty. we've been up all night. >> he hit it out of the park. it was a really good speech. it was authentic, it was real. he also had a message that substantive and inspiring for inside the hall and broader audience. >> there's been a lot of fact checking and we understand that there's poetic license, let's say, in these speeches, but the fact is that while it is not shut down -- the shut down or the lockup of that plant, the general motors plant, happened under george bush's watch. is it fair to suggest that president obama is responsible for that? >> you know, the broader point i think is how's the economy doing under president obama and did he keep his promises? so the economy obviously is doing poorly with the unemployment rates that we have, with the lack of business formations we have and so many americans suffering. so obviously president obama inherited a challenging situation, but he's made that situation and the possible recovery much worse and much slower by his misguided policies
tim ryan, his big debut. >> paul ryan. >> paul ryan. you're tim pawlenty. we've been up all night. >> he hit it out of the park. it was a really good speech. it was authentic, it was real. he also had a message that substantive and inspiring for inside the hall and broader audience. >> there's been a lot of fact checking and we understand that there's poetic license, let's say, in these speeches, but the fact is that while it is not shut down -- the shut down or the...
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it turns out paul ryan didn't agree with paul ryan. what he said the stimulus would create jobs in wisconsin. the thing is that this game playing is nothing new for ryan. his claim to right-wing fame is his budget. the path to prosperity. that, too, is all smoke and mirrors. don't take it from me. take it from ronald reagan's form budget director who calls it a, quote, fairy tale budge the plan in a scathing op-ed piece today. quote, mr. ryan's plan is devoid of credible math or hard policy choices. folks, this is the reality of ryan. the math doesn't add up. and he wants us to pay the price. joining me now is ryan bender, "boston globe's" staff reporter who work order the article about paul ryan's stimulus funds. thank you for joining me tonight. >> great to be here. >> let me go to you first, brian. can you explain this, publicly ryan is against the stimulus, right? >> yes. publicly while the bill was being debated, january, february of 2009, soon after president obama took office, he basically said that this was wrong-headed and bad
it turns out paul ryan didn't agree with paul ryan. what he said the stimulus would create jobs in wisconsin. the thing is that this game playing is nothing new for ryan. his claim to right-wing fame is his budget. the path to prosperity. that, too, is all smoke and mirrors. don't take it from me. take it from ronald reagan's form budget director who calls it a, quote, fairy tale budge the plan in a scathing op-ed piece today. quote, mr. ryan's plan is devoid of credible math or hard policy...
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all met paul ryan? we should get him to come to the university. i'm telling you, this guy is amazing. i always thought i was okay with arithmetic. this guy can run circles around me. he is honest, straightforward, sincere and the budget he came forward with is just like paul ryan. it is a sensible, straightforward, honest, serious budget and it cut the budget deficit just like we did by $4 trillion. >> that's the former chief of staff to bill clinton. how do you respond to that? >> well, i have to say i encourage you and anyone else to talk to mr. bowles about who he thinks is a better leader for moving the economy forward, for putting forward a balanced responsible budget, because i can bet you he's going to say barack obama. let's not forget that one of the reasons that we couldn't have a grand bargain, couldn't have a bigger deal, is because republicans, including paul ryan, wouldn't put revenue on the table, and that's really put us in a stalemate in washington. so we're happy to continue to have th
all met paul ryan? we should get him to come to the university. i'm telling you, this guy is amazing. i always thought i was okay with arithmetic. this guy can run circles around me. he is honest, straightforward, sincere and the budget he came forward with is just like paul ryan. it is a sensible, straightforward, honest, serious budget and it cut the budget deficit just like we did by $4 trillion. >> that's the former chief of staff to bill clinton. how do you respond to that? >>...
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paul ryan is known for his budget. the people we deal on a daily basis know about this budget, they know about mitt romney. hopefully it doesn't box mitt romney in in a sense he's going to have to be more specific on what he would do. otherwise, you're asking the question the right way, does romney buy into all of the pieces of the ryan budget in that he is going to be the question as we move into the fall and the race to define that is what's going to be so important. look, paul ryan is extremely good at articulating his message and his vision and he does it in a way that's not threatening to a lot of people. the problem is, medicare, the budget, those are very knew wants, very difficult, very complex issues. can he do that in a short sound bite to get people on his side? that remains to be seen. but that's going to be the race moving forward. can ryan effectively come out, articulate that vision, be strong, push and attack the president? it makes romney a better candidate right now but romney is going to have to offe
paul ryan is known for his budget. the people we deal on a daily basis know about this budget, they know about mitt romney. hopefully it doesn't box mitt romney in in a sense he's going to have to be more specific on what he would do. otherwise, you're asking the question the right way, does romney buy into all of the pieces of the ryan budget in that he is going to be the question as we move into the fall and the race to define that is what's going to be so important. look, paul ryan is...
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mitt romney or paul ryan? text a for mitt romney. text b for paul ryan to 622639. you can go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com and we'll bring you the results later on in the program. >> i can joined tonight by congresswoman gwen moore of the great state of wisconsin. great to have you with us. appreciate your time. you're on the budget committee in the house, which of course, this is the committee that paul ryan chairs. is he a hypocrite? >> well, i feel very sorry for paul ryan because paul ryan hails from a district that leans democratic, and so he's done the right thing in stewardship of his district. he's sought stimulus dollars, he sought very, very hard to keep the kenosha plant going. and i was on a letter with him and with both our senators, senators feingold and senator cole trying to get money out of treasury to retool the kenosha plant because i was born in paul ryan's district, and i have a great deal of affection for that community. and now that he is a national player, he's got to walk back from the commitment that he has made to that community. i think th
mitt romney or paul ryan? text a for mitt romney. text b for paul ryan to 622639. you can go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com and we'll bring you the results later on in the program. >> i can joined tonight by congresswoman gwen moore of the great state of wisconsin. great to have you with us. appreciate your time. you're on the budget committee in the house, which of course, this is the committee that paul ryan chairs. is he a hypocrite? >> well, i feel very sorry for paul ryan because...
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you may refer to paul ryan's plan, okay, well paul ryan had planned originally on medicare that made the same cuts on medicare spending that president obama did. in the interest of cuts, he took the same cuts that president obama did on affordable care act, now paul ryan put them on his plan. now paul ryan is running on the ticket -- now forget those hard cuts that are maybe unpopular politically. we'll undo those cuts. doesn't seem like you're telling a hard truth there, but seems like you're scoring a very cheap and easy point. >> no, to the contrary, paul ryan introduced with senator widen, a plan to help fix and solve medicare. those are the hard facts, we have to do this in a bipartisan way, but it takes guts to put it on paper, the reality for the american people. the president doesn't have a plan. think about this. the president introduced a budget, never has a house member or senate member ever voted in his favor -- >> but the president's plan on medicare includes the cuts that are part of the affordable care act, the cuts that the romney-ryan ticket say they want to undo. yo
you may refer to paul ryan's plan, okay, well paul ryan had planned originally on medicare that made the same cuts on medicare spending that president obama did. in the interest of cuts, he took the same cuts that president obama did on affordable care act, now paul ryan put them on his plan. now paul ryan is running on the ticket -- now forget those hard cuts that are maybe unpopular politically. we'll undo those cuts. doesn't seem like you're telling a hard truth there, but seems like you're...